This volume makes available for the first time in English full translations of Book 1 of Peter Lombard's Sentences; the work that would win the greatest teacher of the twelfth century a place in Dante's Paradise and would continue to excite generations of students well beyond the Middle Ages.
#576165 in Books Wiley-Blackwell 2001-01-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.00 x .61 x 5.41l; .76 #File Name: 0882959344267 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Not a great book but a good book.By KarynReading this book has helped me understand the mindset of immigrants the people who were already in the US. Looks as though the mindset of US citizens has not changed over the years. We're still suspicious not very kind to immigrants. I do wish this had more about the German immigrants since that is my heritage but it does a good job of looking at the hardships of immigration. I would recommend this book. Can't say I love it but I like it a lot.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Great book - excellent condition - perfectBy Ann-marie TrompInteresting and easy reading. Perfect for college students or anyone who wants to find out history of immigration.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Standard account of immigrationBy James SeymourKraut explores the dual image of immigrants in American society. One view depicts immigrants as heroes pursuing a better life. The second idea portrays immigrants as victims of circumstances beyond their control. Kraut contends that these approaches present a simplistic view; diminish the humanity of immigrants; and deny the immigrants' control over their lives.Four factors shaped people's decision to emigrate and conditioned their reaction to the New World: the historical experiences of the immigrant's ethnic group; the cultural values of that group; the immigrant's own expectations and goals; and the individual immigrant's abilities and aptitudes. These factors provide a clearer understanding of the immigrants than the earlier beliefs.Kraut examines the global patterns of migration at the end of the nineteenth century. Technological innovations and economic dislocations encouraged people from Europe and Asia to travel to Australia; North America; and South America in search of work. A portion of these migrants intended to labor in these regions and then return to their native lands with their earnings. Another group expected to settle permanently.Both types experienced common events in their journeys. After steerage passage to the US; they faced inspection and the possibility of exclusion as undesirable. After admission into the country; they largely rejected agriculture for factories and mines in the industrial Northeast and Mid-West. They tolerated poor working and living conditions because of higher wages; and because they viewed these jobs as temporary employment.Within cities; immigrants settled in ethnic enclaves and centered their lives around their houses of worship. They supported political machines; which courted their vote. Their insularity was a reaction to the assimilation of social reformers; who strove to indoctrinate the immigrants through schools; settlement houses; and reforms.The large numbers and different ethnicities of the new immigrants engendered suspicion from many native born whites. Their arrival strained old institutions and precipitated changes in the existing order. Many native whites blamed the newcomers for the problems of industrialization and urbanization and lobbied to restrict immigration using quotas. Strengthened by the 100% Americanism of World War I; Congress passed laws which restricted immigration and stemmed the flood of arrivals into the United States; which ended the immigration period.
